Last updated: November 26, 2005

The Metal Boat Society (MBS) knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting http://www.metalboatsociety.org, its website, forums or online store, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice, which is incorporated into the Conditions of Use of this site.

INFORMATION YOU GIVE US:

We receive and may store any information you enter on the website or give us in any other way. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as filling your orders, responding to your requests and communicating with you. The information you enter into your personal profile is encrypted and stored in a database on a secure server.

AUTOMATIC INFORMATION:

We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many web sites, we use "cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when your browser accesses the site.

E-MAIL COMMUNICATIONS:

We will communicate with you primarily by e-mail. We do not send unsolicited e-mails, although we may communicate with you from time to time about matters relating to the online store or your user account. Such communications will be few. One example of an e-mail you might receive is to notify you that your MBS membership is coming due for renewal.

COOKIES:

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that are transferred to your computer's hard drive through your web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide features such as greetings and storage of items in your Shopping Cart between visits. Cookies allow you to take full advantage of any online store’s features, and we recommend that you leave them turned on.

INFORMATION SHARING:

Information about members and customers is never sold or made public in any way. The member list is not available to third parties. It is private, period. Any information gathered at the site is held in strictest confidence and used only for the purpose of fulfilling orders and maintaining a member database.

SECURITY:

We protect the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer.